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On one widely used account of the term, cosmopolitanism rests on the key idea that every person has global stature as the ultimate unit of moral conce...
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Dialog, one of Malaysia's leading integrated specialist technical service providers to the oil, gas and petrochemical industry, has an ace up its sleeve in the form of the government's endorsement of its billion-ringgit Pengerang independent deepwater petroleum terminal project.
WITH CRUDE oil prices climbing again to slightly over US$ 100/ barrel amidst continuing unrest in the Middle East, oil stocks are likely to continue to hog the limelight on the local bourse. But to some analysts, the play on local oil stocks is more than that, as some of these players are seen as having the potential to really grow their prospects in the next few years regardless of the current sharp volatility in oil prices. One such player being touted to be in this category is leading oil farm player, Dialog ...
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One of the leading British novelists of his generation, Barry Unsworth is also one of the great practitioners of the historical novel, having more recently written a series of elegantly styled novels dealing with the past after an early career of writing novels set in the present. One of his regional English novels, Morality Play, a tightly organized murder mystery, concerns a troupe of dramatic players who tour northern England in the fourteenth century performing morality plays for their living. Here, Russell critiques Unsworth's Morality Play.
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This article develops a stylized game-theoretical model to analyze banks' intraday liquidity management behavior in an RTGS environment. The authors characterize how the Nash equilibria depend on the underlying cost parameters, and discuss the efficiency implications of the different outcomes. As it turns out, two classic paradigms in game theory emerge from the analysis: the "prisoner's dilemma" and the "stag hunt." This study uses the framework to conduct a comparative analysis of the relative desirability of different intraday credit regimes from the perspective of a benevolent central bank. The simplicity of the framework is both its strength and its weakness. The strength is that it clearly exposes the fundamental trade-offs associated with strategic interaction in an RTGS environm...
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Youths who participate in spring sports are hitting their early season stride now.
For many parents, athletics are about helping their children socialize and have fun, build self-esteem, learn to follow through on commitments and keep fit.
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This article explores the gender differentiation of vulnerability to the drought situation within a rural community in the dry zone of Nicaragua. Case...
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NORMAL - Sean Dozier was a little dejected as he walked to the 12th tee Wednesday at Ironwood Golf Course.
Never mind that Dozier held a 3-up lead over Alex Burge in a Bloomington-Normal Match Tournament championship flight second- round match.
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An understanding of the definition and dynamics of time is necessary to the conception of a "postmodern" political organization. Additionally, the nuances of time illustrate the shifting role that race has and continues to play in postmodern politics. This article discusses the relationship between time, race and politics by emphasizing three primary aspects of time: time itself, as the condition for political action; timing, which expresses a particularly strategic process of political action; and being on time, which signifies the fulfillment of political strategy. This understanding of the contours of time is illustrated by the dynamics of "black politics" in the American political system, and among Democratic and Republican party organizations.
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CINCINNATI - Bearcats quarterback Zach Collaros is ahead of schedule in his recovery from a broken right ankle, leaving Cincinnati hopeful that he could play in the Liberty Bowl.
Coach Butch Jones said Tuesday that Collaros might be able to resume practicing on a limited basis next week. The senior broke his ankle during a loss to West Virginia on Nov. 12 and had a plate and two screws inserted.